PF1 Dumps 2026 - New National Payroll Institute PF1 Exam Questions
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NEW QUESTION # 35
An employee has the use of a company-leased vehicle for both business and personal use. This is an example of:
- A. An earning
- B. A benefit
- C. An expense reimbursement
- D. An allowance
Answer: B
Explanation:
This is a benefit because the employer is providing access to an automobile (leased by the employer) that the employee can use for personal driving as well as business. The CRA explains that when an employer-owned or employer-leased automobile is made available for personal use, the employee receives a taxable automobile benefit, generally made up of a standby charge (availability of the vehicle) and potentially an operating expense benefit (if the employer pays operating costs and the employee has personal kilometres).
It is not an allowance (which is typically a cash amount given to the employee), and it is not an expense reimbursement (repayment of employee-incurred business expenses). It is also not an earning (pay for work performed). Payroll's role is to track availability days/months, business vs personal kilometres, any employee reimbursements, apply the CRA calculation methods, and report the taxable benefit on the employee's information slip with the correct taxable benefit treatment.
NEW QUESTION # 36
A premium payment for overtime hours worked or a rate per piece of goods produced is an example of:
- A. Earnings
- B. Allowances
- C. Benefits
- D. Expense reimbursements
Answer: A
Explanation:
Overtime premiums and piece-rate pay are forms of earnings because they are amounts paid for work performed. CRA's payroll guidance confirms overtime pay is remuneration from which you must deduct statutory deductions (CPP, EI, and income tax), reflecting that overtime is treated as employment earnings.
Similarly, piecework (piece-rate pay) is a method of paying wages based on units produced rather than time.
It is still compensation for labour and therefore part of gross earnings used to calculate payroll deductions and net pay. This is fundamentally different from:
Expense reimbursements, which repay employee-incurred business costs (not pay for work).
Allowances, which are predetermined amounts to help cover anticipated expenses without receipts.
Benefits, which are the value of goods/services provided by the employer or paid on the employee's behalf.
So a premium paid for overtime hours or a piece-rate per unit produced is classified as earnings (option A).
NEW QUESTION # 37
When is the government-prescribed rate of interest set?
- A. Each calendar quarter
- B. The first of each month
- C. Semi-annually
- D. Annually
Answer: A
Explanation:
The CRA's prescribed interest rates are established for specific periods labelled by calendar quarter (for example, "first calendar quarter 2026"), and CRA publishes the rate schedule by quarter.
This prescribed rate is used in multiple tax contexts, including calculating taxable benefits on certain interest- free or low-interest employee/shareholder loans, and it also relates to interest charged/paid by the CRA on overdue amounts and overpayments (with different rates for different situations).
Because CRA's publication is organized and effective by quarter (e.g., Jan 1-Mar 31; Apr 1-Jun 30; Jul 1- Sep 30; Oct 1-Dec 31), the correct answer is each calendar quarter (option D), not monthly, semi-annual, or annual.
NEW QUESTION # 38
Phillip is being paid a severance payment with his final pay. Which block should this payment be reported on the Record of Employment?
- A. Block 17C only
- B. Block 15C only
- C. Block 15B only
- D. Blocks 15B and 17C
Answer: A
Explanation:
On the ROE, separation payments are reported in Block 17. Service Canada explains that Block 17C - Other monies is used to record "any other payments or benefits...paid...because of the separation," whether or not they are insurable.
The ROE Guide specifically lists "Severance pay" as a type of separation money to enter in Block 17C ("Enter 'Severance pay' and the amount").
Crucially, Block 15B and Block 15C are for insurable earnings totals/by pay period. The ROE Guide notes that some amounts reported in Block 17 (like vacation pay) are insurable and must be added into Blocks 15B
/15C; however, retirement leave credits/retiring allowances (a form of severance-type payment) are not insurable and are not added to Blocks 15B/15C even though they are recorded in Block 17C.
So, severance is reported in Block 17C only.
NEW QUESTION # 39
Anne Massy works for Liberty Promotions in Nunavut and is provided with a company-leased automobile.
The automobile was in Anne's possession for 365 days. Of the 34,134 kilometres driven, 15,805 kilometres were for business purposes. The monthly lease cost of the vehicle was $198.60, excluding GST calculated at
5%. Anne requested in writing that Liberty Promotions use the optional operating cost method if all conditions apply. She did not reimburse the company for any of the expenses associated with the automobile.
Calculate Anne's annual automobile taxable benefit.
Answer:
Explanation:
$7,900.10
Explanation:
Anne has both an automobile standby charge (because the car was made available) and an operating expense benefit (because the employer paid operating costs and she did not reimburse).
1) Standby charge (leased auto): Lease cost for standby charge purposes includes GST and excludes insurance.
Monthly lease incl. GST = $198.60 × 1.05 = $208.53.
Standby charge per month = 2/3 × $208.53 = $139.02.
Days available ÷ 30 = 365 ÷ 30 = 12.17, rounded to 12.
Annual standby charge = $139.02 × 12 = $1,668.24.
2) Operating expense benefit: Personal km = 34,134 # 15,805 = 18,329.
Optional method requires the automobile be used primarily (>50%) for business; Anne's business use is under
50%, so the optional method does not apply and the fixed rate must be used.
Fixed rate (2026) = $0.34/km # 18,329 × 0.34 = $6,231.86.
Total taxable benefit = $1,668.24 + $6,231.86 = $7,900.10.
NEW QUESTION # 40
Vacation pay on termination would be recorded in which Block(s) on the Record of Employment?
- A. It would not be recorded
- B. Block 17A only
- C. Blocks 15B, 15C P.P. 1 and 17A
- D. Block 15B only
Answer: C
Explanation:
Service Canada's ROE Guide is clear that vacation pay paid because of separation (termination/layoff) must be reported in Block 17A - Vacation pay.
But it doesn't stop there. Vacation pay is generally insurable earnings, so when you enter insurable earnings in Block 17A, you must also add those amounts into Block 15B (Total insurable earnings) and into Block
15C, Pay Period 1 (P.P. 1) as applicable. The ROE Guide explicitly states: when you enter insurable earnings in Blocks 17A/17B/17C, you must also add them to the totals in Blocks 15B and 15C (P.P. 1 field)-and it gives the example that vacation pay paid on separation must be added to 15B and 15C because it is insurable.
Therefore, vacation pay on termination is recorded in Blocks 15B, 15C P.P. 1, and 17A (option C).
NEW QUESTION # 41
Duncan Drapak was employed in Ontario. Upon termination of his employment, he will be paid $7,760.00 legislated wages in lieu of notice together with his final weekly pay of $875.00. Calculate Duncan's Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contribution if the yearly maximum contribution will not be exceeded.
Answer:
Explanation:
$509.78
Explanation:
Legislated wages in lieu of notice are treated as pensionable employment earnings for CPP purposes, so they are included with the employee's final regular pay when calculating CPP deductions (assuming no CPP exemption applies).
Step 1: Determine total pensionable earnings for the week:
$7,760.00 + $875.00 = $8,635.00.
Step 2: Subtract the CPP basic exemption (Year's Basic Exemption is $3,500 annually). For a weekly payroll, the basic exemption is prorated:
$3,500 ÷ 52 = $67.31.
CPP contributory earnings for the week:
$8,635.00 # $67.31 = $8,567.69.
Step 3: Apply the 2026 CPP employee contribution rate of 5.95% (base CPP). The question states the annual maximum will not be exceeded, so no capping is required in this calculation.
CPP contribution:
$8,567.69 × 5.95% = $509.7777..., rounded to $509.78.
NEW QUESTION # 42
Matt earns $10.10 per hour and works 37.5 hours per week. Calculate Matt's regular bi-weekly earnings.
Answer:
Explanation:
$757.50
Explanation:
Regular earnings for an hourly employee are calculated as hourly rate × hours worked. Because "bi-weekly" means two weeks of work paid together, you calculate one week's regular earnings and then multiply by two (assuming the hours are the same each week and there is no overtime premium indicated).
Step 1: Weekly regular earnings:
$10.10 × 37.5 hours = $10.10 × 37 + $10.10 × 0.5
= $373.70 + $5.05
= $378.75.
Step 2: Bi-weekly regular earnings (2 weeks):
$378.75 × 2 = $757.50.
So Matt's regular bi-weekly earnings are $757.50.
In payroll documentation, "regular earnings" are the employee's base wages before statutory deductions (CPP
/QPP, EI, income tax) and before other deductions, and they exclude any separately calculated earnings like overtime premiums or taxable benefits unless stated. This approach (rate × hours, then adjust for pay period) is the standard method used to compute gross/regular pay for hourly employees before moving on to deductions and net pay.
NEW QUESTION # 43
The capital cost of an employer-owned vehicle includes:
- A. The cost of the vehicle, vehicle options, accessories, sales tax and additions that add to depreciation value
- B. The cost of the vehicle, vehicle options, specialized equipment to meet requirements of employment
- C. The cost of the vehicle excluding sales tax
- D. The cost of the vehicle, sales tax, customized heavy-duty suspension and power winches to meet requirement of employment uses
Answer: A
Explanation:
For CRA automobile benefit purposes (standby charge on an employer-owned automobile), the "cost" used is the capital cost, which includes more than just the sticker price. CRA guidance states the cost includes the trade-in amount (if applicable), additions, and GST/HST and PST as part of the cost base used in the standby charge calculation.
Option D is the best match because it includes vehicle options/accessories, sales taxes, and additions that add to depreciation value. Importantly, CRA also notes that certain specialized equipment added to meet the requirements of a disabled person or employment (examples include heavy-duty suspension and power winches) is not considered part of the automobile's cost for standby charge purposes. This directly rules out options A and C, since they treat specialized equipment as part of capital cost. Option B is incorrect because CRA includes sales taxes (GST/HST and PST) in the cost base.
NEW QUESTION # 44
Which of the following types of payments made by a private organization would not be subject to all statutory deductions?
- A. Retroactive adjustment
- B. Performance bonus
- C. Directors' fees
- D. Vacation pay when no time was taken
Answer: C
Explanation:
The payment type most clearly not subject to all statutory deductions is directors' fees. CRA guidance on directors' fees shows they are treated as a special payment with distinct deduction rules, and (depending on the situation) they may not have CPP, EI, and income tax all apply in the same way as normal employment earnings.
By contrast, retroactive adjustments and performance bonuses are treated as taxable remuneration where CRA' s tools (like PDOC) calculate CPP contributions, EI premiums, and income tax on those payments (up to annual maximums).
"Vacation pay when no time was taken" is also treated as a non-periodic payment and is included in CRA payroll deduction formulas as a type of amount on which statutory deductions are calculated (again, subject to annual maximums for CPP/EI).
So, among the options listed, directors' fees are the one that would not necessarily be subject to all statutory deductions in the standard way.
NEW QUESTION # 45
A Third Party Demand is issued by the Canada Revenue Agency for:
- A. Overpaid Employment Insurance benefits
- B. A debt owed to a third party creditor
- C. Unpaid income taxes or unpaid statutory deductions
- D. Outstanding child support and/or maintenance payments
Answer: C
Explanation:
A "Third Party Demand" in payroll collections commonly refers to the CRA's Demand on a Third Party (DTP)-a legal garnishment tool used to collect a person's debt to the government by requiring a third party (such as an employer or financial institution) to redirect funds that would otherwise be paid to the debtor.
CRA guidance explains that garnishments may be issued as a Requirement to Pay (RTP), Enhanced Requirement to Pay (ERTP), or Demand on a Third Party (DTP), and that these documents apply when money normally payable to someone who owes a debt to the government must instead be paid to the CRA (or other listed federal bodies).
This aligns with option B: unpaid income tax or unpaid statutory deductions (such as payroll source deductions) can lead to CRA collection action using these legal instruments.
Child support is generally enforced under provincial/territorial family support programs, not via CRA DTP as described here. Overpaid EI benefits are typically handled through EI/Service Canada recovery processes, and
"third-party creditor debt" is not a CRA-administered debt.
NEW QUESTION # 46
Elodie is paid her commissions together with her bi-weekly salary of $1,000.00. This pay period her commissions are $4,300.00. Calculate her Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) contribution for this pay period.
Answer:
Explanation:
$325.42
Explanation:
Because Elodie is subject to QPP, her pensionable earnings for the pay period include both salary and commissions (both are pensionable employment earnings, assuming no exemptions apply). First, determine total pensionable earnings for the bi-weekly pay:
$1,000.00 + $4,300.00 = $5,300.00.
For 2026, Revenu Quebec shows the QPP basic exemption is $3,500 annually and the (employee) QPP contribution rate on earnings up to the maximum pensionable earnings is 6.30%.
Payroll applies the exemption per pay period. For bi-weekly pay (26 pay periods):
$3,500 ÷ 26 = $134.62 (rounded to cents).
Pensionable earnings subject to QPP this pay:
$5,300.00 # $134.62 = $5,165.38.
QPP contribution:
$5,165.38 × 6.30% = $5,165.38 × 0.063 = $325.41894, which rounds to $325.42.
NEW QUESTION # 47
(PF1 Exam - Net Pay Calculation Template Worksheet: Quebec)
Question ID: pf1-exam-npc-q-f
Mara Poirier works for Affordable Transport in Quebec and earns an annual salary of $54,500.00, paid on a semi-monthly basis.
In addition to her regular salary, Mara's employer provides the following benefits:
Group term life insurance coverage through a third party of two times her annual salary.
Monthly group term life insurance premiums are $0.57 per $1,000.00 of coverage, excluding taxes.
Private health insurance benefits with a monthly premium of $260.00, excluding taxes.
The tax on insurance premiums in Quebec is 9%.
Mara's federal TD1 claim code is 3 and her provincial TP-1015.3-V deduction code is C.
Mara will not reach the annual maximums for QPP, EI, or QPIP in this pay period.
Required: Calculate Mara's net pay, following the order of the steps in the net pay template.
EXHIBIT A - Net Pay Template (Fill in all blanks)
Earnings / Income Bases
Step 1 - Calculate Mara's gross earnings for this pay period (GTE).
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 2 - Calculate the pensionable earnings (PE).
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 3 - Calculate the insurable earnings (IE).
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 4 - Calculate the net taxable income (CRA) (NTI).
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 5 - Calculate the net taxable income (RQ) (NTI).
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 6 - Calculate Mara's Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) contribution.
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 7 - Calculate Mara's Employment Insurance (EI) premium.
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 8 - Calculate Mara's Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) premium.
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 9 - Determine Mara's federal income tax.
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 10 - Determine Mara's Quebec provincial income tax.
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 11 - Calculate Mara's total deductions.
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Step 12 - Calculate Mara's net pay.
[ ____________________________________________ ]
Answer:
Explanation:
See the Explanation part for answer for each step.
Explanation:
Step 1 - Mara's gross earnings / taxable earnings components
Semi-monthly salary = $54,500.00 ÷ 24 = $2,270.83
Life insurance coverage = 2 × $54,500 = $109,000
Monthly premium (excl. tax) = 109 × $0.57 = $62.13
9% insurance premium tax = $62.13 × 1.09 = $67.72
Semi-monthly taxable benefit = $67.72 ÷ 2 = $33.86
Health premium (excl. tax) = $260.00
9% insurance premium tax = $260.00 × 1.09 = $283.40
Semi-monthly taxable benefit (Quebec) = $283.40 ÷ 2 = $141.70
GTE (total taxable in Quebec) = 2,270.83 + 33.86 + 141.70 = $2,446.39
Step 2 - Pensionable earnings (PE)
For this calculation, treat salary + taxable group term life as pensionable for QPP withholding, while EI remains non-insurable for non-cash benefits.
PE = 2,270.83 + 33.86 = $2,304.69
Step 3 - Insurable earnings (IE)
IE = salary only = $2,270.83
Step 4 - Net taxable income (CRA) (NTI)
Federal taxable income uses salary plus taxable benefits used for federal withholding tables here.
NTI (CRA) = $2,304.69
Step 5 - Net taxable income (RQ) (NTI)
NTI (RQ) = $2,446.39
Step 6 - QPP contribution
Use the QPP employee rate (basic + additional) and apply the basic exemption prorated per pay period.
Basic exemption per semi-monthly period = $3,500 ÷ 24 = $145.83
Contributory earnings = PE # 145.83 = 2,304.69 # 145.83 = $2,158.86
QPP = 2,158.86 × 6.4% = $138.17
QPP = $138.17
Step 7 - EI premium
Quebec EI employee rate for 2026: 1.30%.
EI = 2,270.83 × 0.0130 = $29.52
Step 8 - QPIP premium
Use the Revenu Quebec employee QPIP rate shown for 2026.
QPIP = 2,270.83 × 0.00430 = $9.76
Step 9 - Federal income tax
From the CRA Quebec federal tax deductions table (24 pay periods), at pay $2,304.69 (range 2288-2306) and claim code 3, the federal tax is:
Federal tax = $139.95
Step 10 - Quebec provincial income tax
From TP-1015.TI.24 (24 pay periods) at remuneration $2,446.39 (range 2445.00-2464.99) and deduction code C, the tax is:
Quebec tax = $214.81
Step 11 - Total deductions
QPP 138.17
EI 29.52
QPIP 9.76
Federal 139.95
Quebec 214.81
= $532.21
Total deductions = $532.21
Step 12 - Net pay
Net pay is based on cash pay (salary) minus deductions (tax still applies even when part of taxable income is a benefit).
Net pay = 2,270.83 # 532.21 = $1,738.62
NEW QUESTION # 48
An employee in Ontario was paid a $25,000.00 retiring allowance. The eligible portion was $15,000.00 and was transferred to the employee's Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) by the employer. Calculate the income tax on the non-eligible portion.
- A. $7,250.00
- B. $1,000.00
- C. $2,000.00
- D. $5,000.00
Answer: C
Explanation:
A retiring allowance is treated as a lump-sum payment for payroll withholding purposes. When part of a retiring allowance is transferred directly to an RRSP/RPP, CRA guidance indicates you do not withhold income tax on the transferred amount (up to the employee's available limit), because it is not paid to the employee in cash.
Step 1: Determine the portion paid directly to the employee (non-eligible portion):
$25,000 # $15,000 transferred to RRSP = $10,000 paid/remaining.
Step 2: Apply CRA lump-sum withholding rates (outside Quebec):
For total lump-sum payments $5,001 to $15,000, the withholding rate is 20%.
Step 3: Calculate tax to withhold on $10,000:
$10,000 × 20% = $2,000.00.
So the correct option is B ($2,000.00).
NEW QUESTION # 49
Paul Westin works for an Alberta organization and receives a regular salary of $1,800.00 semi-monthly. He will be receiving a payout of accrued vacation with no time taken of $1,400.00 on a separate cheque. He has federal and provincial TD1s on file with claim code 1. Calculate the income taxes to be withheld on his vacation pay.
Answer:
Explanation:
341.50
Explanation:
CRA's method for bonus/irregular payments paid separately is to calculate income tax on the combined pay (regular pay + the irregular payment) using the regular tax tables, then subtract the tax that would apply to the regular pay alone. The difference is the income tax to withhold from the irregular payment.
Here, the semi-monthly taxable pay is:
Regular pay = $1,800.00
Regular + vacation payout = $3,200.00
Using the 2026 Alberta semi-monthly (24 pay periods) tax tables with claim code 1:
At $1,800, Federal tax = $130.45 and Alberta tax = $58.55 # Total = $189.00.
At $3,200, Federal tax = $356.50 and Alberta tax = $174.00 # Total = $530.50.
Income tax on the vacation payout = $530.50 # $189.00 = $341.50.
CPP (including the enhanced portion) is a separate statutory deduction that must also be calculated on the payout, but this question asked specifically for income tax withholding.
NEW QUESTION # 50
Which statutory deductions is salary continuance subject to?
- A. All deductions except Quebec Parental Insurance Plan premiums
- B. All deductions
- C. All deductions except Employment Insurance and Quebec Parental Insurance Plan premiums
- D. All deductions except Employment Insurance premiums
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 51
Ursula is 17 years old, works in Quebec and earns $750.00 weekly. Ursula pays weekly union dues of $18.00 along with a special weekly union assessment of $10.00 for construction of a new union hall for its members.
Ursula also has registered pension plan (RPP) contributions of $20.00 deducted from each pay. Calculate Ursula's net federal taxable income.
Answer:
Explanation:
$712.00
Explanation:
For payroll income tax purposes, net taxable income starts with the employee's gross taxable income and then subtracts only those deductions that are deductible for income tax and can be recognized at source. CRA payroll guidance shows this approach by subtracting items such as RPP contributions and union dues when determining net taxable income for calculating income tax deductions.
Gross taxable income (weekly): $750.00.
RPP contributions are deductible (the amounts reported from box 20 of the T4 are generally deductible).
Regular union dues are deductible; however, the CRA states that deductible annual union/professional dues do not include special assessments or charges for anything other than ordinary operating costs. A levy specifically for constructing a new union hall is a special assessment, so it is not deductible as union dues.
So the deductions that reduce federal taxable income here are: $18.00 (union dues) + $20.00 (RPP) = $38.00.
Net federal taxable income = $750.00 # $38.00 = $712.00.
NEW QUESTION # 52
Paula is granted a pay increase. The paperwork informing the payroll department of the pay increase is two pay periods late. What method would be used to calculate income taxes on the separate retroactive payment?
- A. Lump-sum tax method
- B. Tax table method
- C. Bonus tax method
- D. Retroactive tax method
Answer: D
Explanation:
A payment made to "catch up" wages because a pay increase was processed late is a retroactive payment. The CRA provides different income tax calculation approaches depending on the payment type and specifically lists "Retroactive payments" as its own category, separate from regular tax-table calculations, lump-sum, and bonus/irregular methods.
For bonuses and retroactive pay increases, the CRA also points employers to the Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC) to calculate CPP, EI, and income tax correctly, which aligns with using the appropriate CRA method for retroactive amounts.
Because this situation is explicitly a retroactive adjustment (two pay periods late), the correct choice is the Retroactive tax method (option C), not the bonus/irregular method, not the lump-sum method, and not the regular tax tables.
NEW QUESTION # 53
A paper Record of Employment must be issued:
- A. When an employer becomes aware of an interruption of earnings exceeding seven calendar days
- B. Within five calendar days of an interruption of earnings
- C. All of the above
- D. When requested by Service Canada
Answer: C
Explanation:
Service Canada's ROE guidance states that an employer must issue an ROE each time an employee experiences an interruption of earnings and when Service Canada requests one. This makes option A true.
For paper ROEs, the ROE guide is explicit about deadlines: you must issue a paper ROE within 5 calendar days of (1) the first day of an interruption of earnings, or (2) the day the employer becomes aware that an interruption of earnings has occurred. This confirms option B.
An interruption of earnings generally occurs under the 7-day rule-when an employee has had or is anticipated to have 7 consecutive calendar days with no work and no insurable earnings from the employer.
That's why option C is also true: once the employer becomes aware the 7-day threshold is met (or will be met), the ROE requirement is triggered, and the paper ROE must be issued within the time limit above.
NEW QUESTION # 54
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